Jimmy Fecteau
Chief Financial Officer & Director General, Finance and Administration @Canadian Institutes Of Health Research Instituts De Recherche En Santé Du Canada
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WORK HISTORY
Chief Financial Officer & Director General, Finance and Administration @Canadian Institutes Of Health Research Instituts De Recherche En Santé Du Canada
Ottawa, ON, CA
Chief financial advisor to the President and Governing Council of Canada’s federal health research funding agency, responsible for enterprise financial stewardship of more than $1.3B in research funding and operating resources.• Lead Finance & Administration functions including financial planning, accounting, procurement, facilities, and internal control frameworks, ensuring compliance with Government of Canada financial management policies and standards.• Provide authoritative financial advice to the Deputy Head and executive leadership on financial strategy, risk management, and resource alignment.• Led key financial transformation initiatives including modernization of the internal control framework, and implementation of advanced financial reporting and analytics using Power BI and Power Apps.• Introduced a modern Financial Management Advisory (FMA) model, strengthening proactive expenditure management and financial decision support across the organization.• Directed corporate initiatives including office relocation, facilities strategy, and space optimization, securing lease extension and achieving operational efficiencies aligned with government workplace modernization objectives.
EDUCATION
Institut des banquiers canadiens
Brevet de l'institut des banquiers canadiens (B.I.B.C.), Droit bancaire, des affaires, de la finance et des valeurs mobilières
Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
Baccalauréat, Administration des affaires
UQAM | Université du Québec à Montréal
Master en administration des affaires (M.B.A.), Planification et services financiers
Cégep Beauce Appalaches
Diplôme d'études collégiales, Économie et gestion
Université du Québec en Outaouais
Diplôme d'études supérieures spécialisées (D.E.S.S.), Comptabilité et finance (CMA)
Institut des banquiers canadiens
Diplôme d'études sur la PME, Petites et moyennes entreprises
ABOUT JIMMY FECTEAU
Senior finance executive with more than 27 years of experience in the Government of Canada leading financial stewardship, governance and enterprise transformation.Currently Chief Financial Officer at the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), responsible for financial oversight of more than $1B in federal research investments and the organization’s enterprise financial management, planning, procurement and internal control framework.I advise the President and senior leadership on financial stewardship, risk management and resource alignment, ensuring public funds are managed with transparency, integrity and strategic impact.Previously served as Director General and Agency Comptroller at the Canada Border Services Agency, overseeing enterprise financial management functions within one of Canada’s largest operational departments.My leadership focuses on strengthening financial governance, modernizing financial systems and analytics, and enabling complex public programs to deliver results for Canadians.Areas of focus include:• Enterprise financial governance and stewardship• Strategic resource management and planning• Financial transformation (ERP, analytics, digital tools)• Risk management and internal controls• Executive leadership in complex public sector environments
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